Rafa Benitez says he’s happy to be kept out of the loop over the sale of Newcastle United.

Owner Mike Ashley formally put the club on the market this week.

And talks are ongoing with a number of interested parties, including finacier Amanda Staveley, who met Benitez after the club’s last home game against Liverpool.

United manager Benitez insists he’s focused on the club’s Premier League fixtures – and not a change of ownership.

Benitez is being kept informed by managing director Lee Charnley, but he is not looking for detailed briefings.

“I was talking with Lee, and anyway, I was telling him I don’t need to know all the details, because it won’t change anything for me on a daily basis,” said Benitez, whose side take on Crystal Palace at St James’s Park this afternoon.